Jacksonville, North Carolina

Jacksonville, North Carolina, in Onslow county, is 98 miles SE of Raleigh, North Carolina. The city has a population of 66,715.

The People and Families of Jacksonville

In Jacksonville, about 43% of adults are married. There's no shortage of married couples in Jacksonville. The city is a good place to find playdates for your kids, as the city is full of young ones.

Approximately 36% of Jacksonville is non-white. You'll see a variety of faces on the diverse streets of the city.

Among adults, males are better represented than women in Jacksonville.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Jacksonville had a median family income of $33,763.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 Presidential fund-raising sweepstakes, George W. Bush came out ahead among Jacksonville residents, with $3,416. Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Crime and Safety

Jacksonville isn't plagued by crime -- far from it. Crime is lower there than most places.

Jacksonville Housing

In Jacksonville, 40% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out.

Commuting

In Jacksonville, 73% of commuters drive to work. If gasoline prices keep going up, consider living in cities like Jacksonville; a good number of people there walk and bicycle to work. Most residents would agree that driving around Jacksonville is a bit easier than around other cities of its size.

High Points

Jacksonville strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in North Carolina):

CategoryTrophy
Short Commute Times
(vs. State)		Top 2%Jacksonville Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
(vs. State)		Top 2%Jacksonville Walking and Biking to Work
Low Property Crime
(vs. Peers)		Top 5%Jacksonville Low Property Crime
Racial Diversity
(vs. State)		Top 8%Jacksonville Racial Diversity
Public Transportation Use
(vs. State)		Top 10%Jacksonville Public Transportation Use
Affordability of Property Taxes
(vs. Peers)		Top 16%Jacksonville Affordability of Property Taxes

The listings in Jacksonville, North Carolina and surrounding areas provide the following services:

(6) Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(19) Outpatient
(13) Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders
(5) Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
(5) Spanish Speaking
(1) Persons with HIV/AIDS
(3) Mental Health Services
(4) Teens and Adolescents
(6) Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders
(5) Clients With Legal Issues
(2) Drug/Alcohol Detoxification
(1) Methadone Maintenance
(1) Methadone Detoxification
(2) Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum
(6) Females
(5) American Sign Language
(1) Males
(1) Halfway House
(1) Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment



Your Name
Phone Number
E-mail Address
City
State
Type of Treatment your looking for
Person's Age Group
Adult – 24 and over
Young Adult – 18 to 24
Adolescent – 17 and under
Any Additional Information
Please type the following number in the box below

If you or a loved one in Jacksonville has been struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction, chances are you feel helpless and do not even know where to begin to look for a viable solution. We know what you are going through and our compassionate staff can help you through every step in the process of finding a Jacksonville drug or alcohol treatment.

Quality Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Centers are available in and around Jacksonville, NC., but you will need help in knowing exactly where to look for treatment. We will help you to know what questions to ask; the most important thing that you should inquire about is the long term success rate of the Jacksonville Alcohol Rehabilitation or Drug Treatment Program. By the time an individual from Jacksonville, North Caroli an is ready to get help for their drug or alcohol addiction, they may have already experienced many negative consequences in relation to this toxic lifestyle. Their relatives in Jacksonville may have finally come to a place where they could no longer watch the addict self destruct because of their drug or alcohol addiction.

The reason it is so important to have assistance in choosing a Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility is that there is such a wide array of options in and around Jacksonville, North Carolina. These drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment options in Jacksonville, North Carolina may include Long-term Drug and Alcohol Rehab Facilities, Outpatient Drug Rehabilitation, Short-term Rehab Centers, Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers, halfway houses, support group meetings and individual or group drug counseling. Our number one goal is to help you to sort through all of these drug and alcohol rehab options and to help you to find the perfect fit in treatment for you or your loved one in Jacksonville.

A quality Jacksonville Drug Rehab or Alcohol Rehabilitation Center will address the physical and the psychological aspects of the drug or alcohol addiction. The first step in the Jacksonville treatment program is the detox; this process will help to rid the body of the toxins that have accumulated during the drug or alcohol addiction. The reason it is so important for an individual from Jacksonville, North Carolina to have professional assistance during this process is because the staff at the Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Program can help to alleviate many of the associated withdrawal symptoms.

Withdrawal symptoms occur during detox because the individual from Jacksonville used drugs or alcohol consistently and the brain has adapted to the presence of the substance; after a period of time, an individual will have to increase the dosages in order to experience the same effects. This occurs as the individual from Jacksonville develops a tolerance to alcohol or various types of drugs such as marijuana, heroin, or cocaine. Depending on the type of drug an individual from Jacksonville, North Carolina has been addicted to and the length of the addiction, it could be a long time before the body is able to function normally in the absence of the substance.

The way that an Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehabilitation Program in Jacksonville, NC. addresses the psychological aspect of the drug or alcohol addiction is generally through some type of counseling or group sessions; relapse prevention is also addressed during treatment. The main objective in utilizing all of these different elements of treatment is to help the individual to return home to Jacksonville after completing the Drug Rehabilitation or Alcohol Treatment Facility and be able to live successfully, while remaining sober.

An individual from Jacksonville, North Carolina that wants to recover from a drug or alcohol addiction, will need to relearn many of the skills that came naturally to them before they started to abuse drugs or alcohol. By the time many individuals from Jacksonville get to treatment, they may not even be able to remember the last time that they interacted socially with others while sober; at the Alcohol Rehab or Drug Treatment Facility , they will learn how to, once again, relate to others without the use of drugs or alcohol. Individuals from Jacksonville, NC. that attends treatment should be educated in drug relapse prevention techniques; they will learn how to deal with the familiar triggers that they may come into contact with upon returning home. A Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Program will teach the individual from Jacksonville how to respond to these triggers without using drugs or alcohol.

Because of the way drugs and alcohol affect the various functions of the brain, most people from Jacksonville, North Carolina that try to stop using drugs on their own, will be fighting a losing battle. By the time an individual from Jacksonville finally succumbs to a Drug Treatment or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility, they have probably experienced failure in this area numerous times. Many times, this is the reason that the individual from Jacksonville is able to recognize that they need professional help.

Getting Help

Getting help is the easiest part, just dial toll free 855 Stop-Drugs (855-786-7378), so that you can speak to a registered addiction specialist or simply fill out the Jacksonville, North Carolina Drug Rehab or Alcohol Treatment Program request form and a counselor will contact you shortly. Don't wait, call right now, you will be so glad that you did.

There are 9 local Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Rehab Centers in Jacksonville, North Carolina. We have also provided 11 additional Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Centers that are closest geographically to Jacksonville:

Center for Counseling and Evaluation Jacksonville, NC
Primary Service: Drug Rehabilitation and Alcohol Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Chemical Dependency Training Jacksonville, NC
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Healing Hearts Therapeutic Servs Inc Jacksonville, NC
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Iquolioc Jacksonville, NC
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehab Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid)
Jacksonville Treatment Center Jacksonville, NC
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Methadone Detoxification, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
New Insights DWI Servs Counseling Ctr Jacksonville, NC
Primary Service: Drug Treatment and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Onslow County Behavioral Jacksonville, NC
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Detoxification, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
U.S. Marine Corps Jacksonville, NC
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
US Marine Corps Jacksonville, NC
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facility
Services Offered: Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
New Insights DWI Servs Counseling Ctr Richlands, NC 10.5 miles from Jacksonville
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Program
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Tar Heel Human Services Beulaville, NC 19.6 miles from Jacksonville
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Program
Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance
Assessment and Counseling Services Inc New Bern, NC 26.1 miles from Jacksonville
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
New Bern Family Services New Bern, NC 30.8 miles from Jacksonville
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Treatment Facility
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Males, Outpatient, Women That Are Pregnant or Postpartum, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Chemical Dependency Training Kenansville, NC 31.0 miles from Jacksonville
Primary Service: Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Faciltity
Services Offered: Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Private health insurance
Duplin Sampson Area MH DD SA Servs Kenansville, NC 31.0 miles from Jacksonville
Primary Service: Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center
Services Offered: Teens and Adolescents, American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Fellowship Homes of Kinston Inc Kinston, NC 32.0 miles from Jacksonville
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center
Services Offered: Halfway House, Residential Care Long-term 30 to 90 Days Treatment, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Lenoir Area Mental Health Center Kinston, NC 32.0 miles from Jacksonville
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehabilitation and Drug Rehab Program
Services Offered: American Sign Language, Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Outpatient, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State financed insurance (other than Medicaid), Private health insurance, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
RHA Health Services Inc New Bern, NC 32.1 miles from Jacksonville
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center
Services Offered: Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Mental Health Services, Outpatient
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Military insurance (e.g., VA,TRICARE)
Carteret Counseling Services Inc Morehead City, NC 37.5 miles from Jacksonville
Primary Service: Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Services for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Smith Assessment and Treatment Service Morehead City, NC 38.0 miles from Jacksonville
Primary Service: Alcohol Rehab and Drug Rehabilitation Program
Services Offered: Clients With Legal Issues, Driving Under The Influence/Driving While Intoxicated Offenders, Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization/Day Treatment, Spanish Speaking, Females
Payment Forms Accepted: Self payment
Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:

Ativan has been known to have a high potential for addiction. Users often become both psychological and physically addicted because of the drug producing feelings of well-being because it activates the brain?s reward systems.

In 2005, current cigarette smoking was more common among unemployed adults aged 18 or older than among adults who were working full time or part time (43.8 vs. 28.3 and 25.2 percent, respectively). Cigar smoking followed a similar pattern, with 10.4 percent of unemployed adults reporting past month use compared with 6.8 percent of full-time workers and 5.6 percent of part-time workers.

NSDUH includes questions for nonmedical users of prescription-type psychotherapeutic drugs regarding how they obtained the drugs they recently used nonmedically. In 2005, the most prevalent source from which recently used drugs were obtained among nonmedical users of prescription-type drugs was "from a friend or relative for free."

Individuals that abuse Xanax often crave the euphoric calm that it brings as it chemically acts in the brain to slow neurotransmitters; this high is enhance when the drug is crushed and the powder is inhaled.

Methadone maintenance ?treatment? is a multi- billion dollar industry in many of the countries around the world. In the US, and in much of Europe, the practice continues to expand, lining the pockets of the drug companies.

Methadone withdrawal and detox has commonly been known to last several weeks of even several months in some cases.


Strong support groups and sober friends are very helpful for recovering Alcoholics after rehab. Alcoholics Anonymous provides meetings that recovering alcoholics can attend to help stay focused on their sobriety. You can find AA meetings at the following locations in Jacksonville:

Keep It Basic Kib
Mental Health Building
Across From Onslow Memorial Hospital
Jacksonville, North Carolina 28540

AA Meeting Days and Times
Monday, 8:00 PM

Southbend Group
Southbend Fire Dept.
Jacksonville Area
Jacksonville, North Carolina 28540

AA Meeting Days and Times
Thursday, 8:00 PM
Saturday, 8:00 PM
The following survey was completed by residents of Jacksonville, North Carolina as part of the USNODRUGS monitoring program. The survey below is a representation of perceptual drug and alcohol usage rates in Jacksonville, North Carolina. We cannot guarantee complete accuracy, but our monitoring team uses the highest standards for survey compilation.
You do not have to answer all of the survey questions, you should only answer questions that are relevant to your thoughts and experiences.
Survey results as of May 1, 2012
Perception of marijuana in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
Do you believe that using marijuana can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
75%
8%
17%
Marijuana use in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
Have you used marijuana in your lifetime?
No
Yes
80%
20%
Have you used marijuana in the past month?
No
Yes
86%
14%
Do you use marijuana regularly?
Maybe
No
Yes
3%
87%
10%
Perception of Alcohol in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
Do you believe that drinking alcohol can be harmful?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
13%
85%
Have you had a binge drinking experience in the past month?
No
Yes
96%
4%
Do you consume alcohol daily?
Maybe
No
Yes
7%
91%
2%
How old were you when you first experimented with alcohol?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
3%
4%
70%
23%
What motivated you to use drugs or alcohol for the first time in Jacksonville, North Carolina?
Boredom
Curiousity
Drugs were all around
Family problem
Hopelessness
It was easy to get
None of the above
Peer Pressure
To fit in
Unhappiness
14%
4%
0%
4%
6%
3%
52%
10%
1%
6%
Most common first drug experience in Jacksonville, North Carolina?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
22%
3%
2%
8%
2%
4%
15%
5%
9%
10%
10%
10%
Use of drugs and alcohol in Jacksonville, North Carolina schools.
Have you ever gone to school in Jacksonville, North Carolina under the influence of marijuana?
Maybe
No
Yes
1%
76%
23%
Have you ever gone to school in Jacksonville, North Carolina under the influence of alcohol?
Maybe
No
Yes
2%
84%
14%
What is the most common drug used in your school in Jacksonville, North Carolina?
Alcohol
Club Drug
Crack Cocaine
Ecstasy
Heroin
Inhalants
Marijuana
Meth
Over The Counter Drug
Powder Cocaine
Prescription Drug
Psychedelic Drug
18%
4%
2%
8%
3%
3%
11%
2%
7%
6%
26%
10%
Your Age?
0-10
11-21
22-31
32 or older
0%
26%
49%
25%
Your Gender?
Female
Male
93%
7%
Surveys updated monthly.

Please, do not fill out our drug and alcohol monitoring survey on this page if you do not live in Jacksonville, North Carolina.

Thanks for participating in our drug and alcohol abuse monitoring program.

To request our free Jacksonville, North Carolina drug education video collection for your school simply fill out the request form and a volunteer will contact you to confirm your order.
Copyright © 2009 US No Drugs .com

Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player.

Get Adobe Flash player